Bringing my thoughts together from International CES 2014, I was struck by the extent of diversification – chips, devices, platforms, and especially end-markets. There was, as always, a dizzying amount of information, gadgets, solutions, and futuristic dreams. But two themes really stand out as likely capturing the next phase of the semiconductor and electronics industry:…
DetailsAt APEC 2014, Vishay Intertechnology will be highlighting its latest industry-leading power MOSFET, passive component, diode, and power IC technologies for a wide range of applications. New Products on Display at APEC 2014 Composite-Coupled Inductors Built on IHLP® Technology for SEPIC DC/DC Converters and Common Mode Applications Vishay is introducing the first devices in a…
DetailsEl Segundo, Calif. — The market for large-sized liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels is set for a seasonal drop in the first quarter after record shipments for TV and tablet panels in December, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). Despite record shipments, overall December shipments rose slightly from 81.6 million in November to…
DetailsBrussels — Black-market sales of counterfeit and substandard cellphones are a US$6 billion a year problem, a new in-depth report into the global counterfeit phone problem has found. The MMF’s report is the most comprehensive analysis of counterfeit and substandard cell phones in the world to date and involves months of analysis by the world’s…
DetailsAngleton, Tex. — Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE), a leading integrated contract manufacturing provider, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year which ended December 31, 2013. “We completed 2014 with a robust fourth quarter and year-over-year growth. Revenue and earnings exceeded our fourth quarter expectations with growth driven organically by revenue from…
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Just maybe, it's time for suppliers to turn their eyes in Google's direction. If you look more closely at the acquisition run the company's been on lately and for the last couple years and connect dots in direct and/or abstract ways, there might well be a bigger supply chain play taking seed. Google may have…
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MANSFIELD, Texas — Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the Anaren A2541 Bluetooth Module, a complete low-power Bluetooth system which comes with a PCB antenna, software stack, and DC/DC converter in a surface‑mount package about the size of a postage stamp. This module is compatible with the new Bluetooth® SMART standard, which provides expanded services…
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PHILADELPHIA — PEI-Genesis, Inc., one of the world’s fastest assemblers of precision connectors and power supplies, announces the launch of its multilingual website. Now, customers will be able to complete transactions in German, Italian, French, Spanish and Chinese through its website at www.peigenesis.com. “We have customers and partners world-wide and our enhanced website will improve…
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EGHAM, UK — Central Semiconductor Corp., a leading manufacturer of innovative discrete semiconductors, announced that it has expanded its Distribution Agreement with Future Electronics, one of the top worldwide broadline distributors of electronic components, headquartered in Montreal Canada, into EMEA. “We are pleased to be adding Future on board in the EMEA territories after forging…
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PHOENIX — Rorke Global Solutions (RGS), a business unit of Avnet, Inc.’s (NYSE: AVT) Electronics Marketing group in the Americas, gives a sneak peek at RGS Cold Storage powered by SageCloud™ during the Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit in San Jose, Calif. Experts will be on hand to demo the first-of-its-kind cold storage solution for…
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